Glischruria

Microbiology, Pathology

Also known as: Mucinuria

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Glischruria is a historical medical term referring to the presence of a sticky, mucus-like substance called glischrin in the urine. This condition was attributed to the activity of a specific microorganism, Bacterium glischrogenes.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

GLISCHRURIA (from the Greek glischros - sticky, viscous, and ouron - urine), a synonym for mucinuria, is the presence of glischrin in the urine. By glischrin is meant a type of mucus or mucin produced in the urine by a specific microorganism, Bact. glischrogenes.

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“Glischruria.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/glischruria/